Toothbrush holder



Sept. 22, 1925.

w. c. BUCKLEY TOOTHBRUSH HOLDER Filed July 2, 1924 www@ " rammed sepa22.119245,l I I UNITED STATES' PATENT OFFICE..

WILLIAM C. yBUCKLEY,l F CBOOKSTON, MINNESOTA.

'roo'rHnnUsH Homann.

Application med July 2,

To all who-m 1t-may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM C. BoxLnY,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Crookston, in the county ofPolk and State useful Improvements'in a Toothbrush Holder, of which thefollowing is a specification.

' This invehtion relates to an -improved holder or receptacle fortooth-brushes, theI primary object of which is to-provide' a device ofthis character which will enclose the bristles of the brush and retainsame in a .sanitary condition.

' A further 'object-of the invention is to provide a device of thischaracter which will i :support a plurality of brushes and will keepthesame properly spaced apart.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a holder ofthis character having means for ermitting the circulation of air throughtile same for drying the brushes. f

A still further ob'ect of the invention is the revision of a evice ofthis character whic is ofsimple construction, durable, and eicient forthis purpose.

Other objects and advantages of this'in- 1vention will be apparentduring the course of the following escription.

' In the accompanying drawing forming a partvof this specificationandinfwhich like numerals `are employed to designate like 'partsthroughout the same:

Figure 1 1s a front elevation of the invenlacedl therein, K Figure 2 1sa side e evation of the same,

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view takenv u on the line 3--3 ofFigure 1,

which is substantially rectan rFigure i is an enlarged plan view ofimproved holder, andl l f gure 5 is a transverse sectional view.

1 taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 4.

In the drawing, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown' thepreferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 10 generallydesignates the casin orholder ar in shape and rovided with rectangularopenings 11 cut om the lower Irtionv of the sides and similar but sma`er openingsv 12 cut from the upper portions thereof. The back, sides andend walls of the casinglO may be' constructed of some light metal,celluloid or 4any desirable material, a'retangular plate 13 of the samematerial being`po sitioned at the'upper extremityof the cas- 1924.Serial No. 728,828.

ing'rfront. The'greater ortion of the front of Minnesota, have inventedcertain new and. It is also tobe understood that the device may be ofany desired shape in'order to retain any desirable number of brushes,the size of the container varying accordin to `kind and number ofbrushes itis desire A to to enclose therein.

1 The upper portion of the casing 10 comportion of the front plate 13.It is obvious that this lid will be permitted to swingV upwardly anddownwardl about the pivot rod to permit insertion o the tooth-brush.

As it is desirable to normally retain the lid in a horizontal positionIiprovide a pair r of coil springs 20 and 21 to accomplish this e coilspring 20 Ais wound about one portion of the ivot rod 18 and has oneextremit extendlng over the lid member 17, the ot er end extending onthe outer side of the plate 13, thereby havin a tendency to force thelid ina downwa position as shown by the numeral 22 in Figure 3. The

second coil spring 21 is wound about the op y posite section of lid 17while e opposite end thereof extends downwardly within the casing, thisspring exerting 'a tension against the lid 17 and tending to force thesame u wardly as shown in otted lines at 23. t is necessary. that thesesprings be of uniform strength in order to normally retain the hd in thehorizontal position although capable of being readily swung up or downby con` tact of the toothbrush.

In order to retain the brushesseparated for sanitary purposes I providea partition plate'24 having a longitudinalopening 25 out from thecentral portion thereof, this thepivotrod and has one extremity-engatgmgthe vlower portion of the lio partition being mounted transverselyacross the lower portlon of the casing to form separate stalls for thebrushes.

As it is customa to hang the brush container upon a WalllIr provide aback plate 26 secured tothe upper portion of the casin back' havingformed .on the upper centra ortion an ear 27 having .a suita le openingormed therein as shown at 28 for the inlsertion of a nail or retainingbrad.

In use, the toothbrush owner may readily Withdraw thel same from thecasing by grasping the upper extremity of the handle and drawing sameupwardly, the brush head and bristles forcing the upper lid 17 to openposition and-permitting withdrawal of the same. When returning the'brush the lid is readily forced downwardly in a like manner and thebrush deposited l1n its proper compartment. This device obviouslyfurnishes a container which is readily accessible and extremelysanitary, providing separate compartments ifor each tooth brushdeposited therein and also providing means for readily dryin thebristles. The transparent front wa enables the owner to readily identify his brush and prevent the use of anothers brush, it being intendedthat the brush be deposited in the same compartment at all times.

It is to be understood that the form of my invention herewith shown anddescribed' is to be taken as the preferred example of the same, and thatvarious changes as to the shape, size, and arrangement of parts may beresorted to without departing from the l spirit of the invention or thescope ofjhe suloined claim. r i

1 aving thusclescribed my invention, I

c aim:

A- tooth-brush holder comprising a relatively long body having a.partition wall located therein and extending from the bottom wall of thebody to a line s aced from the upper end of the body and ividing theinterior of the lower portlon of the bod into compartments, the sidewalls of the body and the partition wall having relatively long openingswhich register with each other transversely of the body, said o eningsbeing located in the vicinity of the ower end of- WrLLLaMc. BUCKLEY.

